Reviewed: Batman/Lobo TPB by Alan Grant, Simon Bisley and Nathan Eyring; published by DC Comics (Elseworlds)
The plot: Scarface hires Lobo to kill the Joker, but before he dies, the Clown Prince of Crime puts a bounty on Batman's head, courtesy of the Main Man.
I hate Lobo. And yet, I paid more than nine bucks for this book.
I'm glad to say that even though I have no use for Lobo, this Elseworlds tale was still entertaining.
Alan Grant takes his experience from writing Shadow of the Bat and Lobo to create a comically violent tale with (I'm told) the definitive Lobo artist, Biz - and let me assure you, there is *no* CCA stamp on *this* book. It's so clear that Grant and Biz work well together...even the letterer, Bill Oakley, should be acknowledged for sounds like "FRAGGOOM!"
Dick and Tim's roles as Robin and Nightwing are exchanged, while another of Grant's switcheroos involves Jim Gordon and Alfred. I don't care what you say, I'd rather have Alfred making my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches *any* day.
Lots of people die, including some heroes, and TDKR is referred to (with a certain ex-photographer as Big Blue).
The fun really culminates on page 41, when four Batmen share the same airspace. The Joker finds out he's got family with one of them, too.
The only thing that seemed to be overlooked was when the Joker filled Lobo with poison, near the beginning of the story. That wasn't referred to later on, so I guess we can only assume that Lobo's self-healing properties helped him out there.
